The Archer
Sagittarius
Genitive: Sagittarii · abbreviation Sgr
Best evening month
August
Visible from
90°S to 56°N
Centre RA
19h 30m 00s
Centre Dec
−34° 00′
In your sky
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Mythology & origin
A centaur archer aiming at the heart of Scorpius. The centre of our Milky Way, and the black hole Sagittarius A*, lie in this direction.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Zodiac
♐︎ The sign of Sagittarius
The astrological sign shares this name but no longer matches the stars' dates — see why.
Brightest stars
- mag 1.79
Kaus Australis
ε Sagittarii · HIP 90185
- mag 2.05
Nunki
σ Sagittarii · HIP 92855
- mag 2.60
Ascella
ζ Sagittarii · HIP 93506
- mag 2.72
Kaus Media
δ Sagittarii · HIP 89931
- mag 2.82
Kaus Borealis
λ Sagittarii · HIP 90496
- mag 2.88
Albaldah
π Sagittarii · HIP 94141
- mag 2.98
Alnasl
γ2 Sagittarii · HIP 88635
- mag 3.10
Hamalwarid
η Sagittarii · HIP 89642
- mag 3.17
Namalsadirah
φ Sagittarii · HIP 92041
- mag 3.32
τ Sagittarii
HIP 93864
